Please consider joining us tomorrow for The Scarlet Letter, the next event in our series of webinars on American literature. You can find all of our upcoming events in this series here. 

On November 17th, NAS will be hosting our second in-person event of the year at the University of Colorado Boulder. More details are below!

Our next two events are:

Join NAS tomorrow at 2 pm ET, as we discuss The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 

David Herbert Lawrence once called The Scarlet Letter a "perfect work of the American imagination." In this webinar, we ask: Is this still true today? To what does the subtitle, "A Romance," refer? Who influenced Hawthorne's writings, and who did his writings influence? What makes The Scarlet Letter a great American novel?

This webinar will feature Monika Elbert, Professor of English and Distinguished University Scholar at Montclair State University; Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University; and Leland Person, Professor English and the Department Head at the University of Cincinnati.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS on Wednesday, November 17th at 3 pm ET as we discuss "Liberalism and the Role of Virtue."

Americans of all stripes agree that civic education is an essential component of a well-functioning republic. Despite this, there is widespread disagreement about what that civic education should entail. Some believe it should focus on training students in the history of liberalism and of Western civilization, to provide them with the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to be responsible members of our shared political life. Others believe the focus should be more forward-leaning, encouraging students to engage in democratic protests and to actively involve themselves in the political process.

To help us better understand the current debate on civic education in America, the National Association of Scholars and the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization have joined together to sponsor this event. Attendees will engage with us on questions such as:

• What does the history of liberalism tell us about how to properly orient our civics education?
• What role ought the study of Western civilization play in civics instruction?
• How ought we think about the form and content of the civics education our students receive? 

This event will feature Tim Fuller, Professor of Political Science and Former Dean of Faculty and Chair of the Political Science Department at Colorado College; and Wilfred McClay, Professor of History at Hillsdale College and author of the widely used history textbook, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

If you can't attend, but would like to receive a recording of any of these events, I encourage you to register anyway. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the event recording.

If you have missed any of our past events or webinars, you may find all of our recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/user/NAScholars/videos.

I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!
 

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars
 

P.S.: In addition to the events listed above, NAS Board of Directors member Bruce Gilley is hosting a webinar to discuss his most recent book The Last Imperialist. Click here for more details.

Finally, NAS member Robert Maranto has alerted us to an upcoming event hosted by the University of Arkansas Ph.D. program in Education Policy. In this virtual town hall, Professor Maranto's colleagues will introduce the highly acclaimed program and will discuss the application process. For more details, click here.